FORT MAC FIRE TOP WEATHER STORY FOR ’16

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December 28, 2016 08:30 am

From Canadian Press: “The Beast” — the nickname given to Alberta’s wildfires — earned top spot on the list of Canada’s top weather story of the year.
Environment Canada’s David Phillips says the fires that devastated much of Fort McMurray and the surrounding area were an almost biblical disaster.
Insurance claims from the fire ballooned to an estimated 3.77-billion dollars as of last month.
The warmer winter weather was voted into second place — it was the second-warmest winter in Canada since national record-keeping began in 1948.